THIRD AND DATA

2026 season

Head coach candidates

FBS coordinators and Group of 5 and FCS head coaches. Ranks are within the division; teal = top third, orange = bottom third.

Conference
Team

FBS coordinators

119 coordinators. Career: the median of his units' FBS ranks as a share of FBS (top 5% = among the best).

#CoachNowSeasonsLast 3 seasonsCareer EPA/playCareer points/poss.Career success rate2026 EPA/playHC record
1Rob AurichDC, Nebraska1top 1%top 3%top 6%No. 27 of 138
2Matt PatriciaDC, Ohio State1top 3%top 1%top 8%No. 20 of 138
3Bryant HainesDC, Indiana4top 5%top 6%top 3%No. 11 of 138
4Colin HitschlerDC, UCLA4top 6%top 10%top 9%No. 1 of 138
5Mickey ConnDC, Samford3top 7%top 14%top 16%-
6Corey HethermanDC, Miami2top 8%top 6%top 13%No. 64 of 138
7Glenn SchumannDC, Georgia7top 11%top 5%top 14%No. 26 of 138
8Todd BatesDC, Oklahoma4top 11%top 22%top 12%No. 7 of 138
9Phil ParkerDC, Iowa13top 12%top 6%top 28%No. 14 of 138
10Josh AldridgeDC, South Florida2top 12%top 21%top 12%No. 57 of 1380-1 (1)
11Maurice LinguistDC (co), Alabama2top 12%top 12%top 11%No. 17 of 13814-23 (4)
12D.J. DurkinDC, Auburn9top 14%top 26%top 15%No. 80 of 13812-17 (4)
13Vince KehresDC, Syracuse6top 16%top 21%top 15%No. 65 of 138
14Brent PryDC, Virginia Tech11top 16%top 28%top 21%No. 69 of 13816-24 (4)
15Tom AllenDC, Clemson4top 24%top 23%top 18%No. 53 of 13833-49 (8)
16Trent BrayDC, Washington State2top 25%top 31%top 41%No. 86 of 1385-14 (2)
17Corey BatoonDC, Missouri7top 25%top 23%top 24%No. 36 of 138
18Lance GuidryDC, Memphis6top 26%top 36%top 20%No. 71 of 1381-0 (1)
19Jesse BobbitDC, Iowa State1top 26%top 24%top 56%No. 111 of 1381-0 (1)
20Chris AshDC, Notre Dame7top 26%top 17%top 26%No. 31 of 1388-32 (4)
21Todd OrlandoDC, South Alabama21top 29%top 27%top 26%No. 131 of 138
22Todd GranthamDC, UAB13top 29%top 19%top 20%No. 28 of 138
23Shiel WoodDC, Texas Tech5top 29%top 22%top 35%No. 33 of 138
24Jay HillDC, Michigan3top 30%top 14%top 42%No. 4 of 13863-38 (8)
25Kane WommackDC, Alabama6top 31%top 27%top 28%No. 17 of 13822-16 (3)

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Group of 5 head coaches

70 head coaches, by offense pts/poss.. FBS seasons only; below fbs from his Wikipedia record. Offense and defense: teams' median standing in FBS.

#CoachNowSeasonsLast 3 seasonsRecordWin %vs Power 4Below FBSOff EPA/playOff points/poss.Def EPA/playDef points/poss.
1G.J. KinneTexas State428-20.5831-312-2top 13%top 11%top 51%top 77%
2JaMarcus ShephardOregon State1-5-4.5560-2-top 10%top 12%top 67%top 58%
3Spencer DanielsonBoise State432-9.7800-5-top 16%top 14%top 53%top 40%
4Jeff MonkenArmy1394-67.5844-2038-16top 27%top 17%top 62%top 57%
5Zach KittleyFlorida Atlantic210-11.4760-2-top 38%top 24%top 90%top 93%
6Troy CalhounAir Force20146-99.5966-6-top 21%top 25%top 56%top 50%
7Jason CandleUConn1285-49.6342-9-top 23%top 28%top 20%top 25%
8Jamey ChadwellLiberty972-36.6673-259-35top 28%top 28%top 52%top 45%
9Billy NapierJames Madison970-37.6541-3-top 22%top 29%top 38%top 29%
10Major ApplewhiteSouth Alabama630-30.5002-5-top 41%top 29%top 59%top 59%
11Ken NiumataloloSan José State19124-103.5467-16-top 20%top 29%top 76%top 68%
12Mike JacobsToledo1-8-2.8000-194-23top 30%top 30%top 4%top 26%
13Michael DesormeauxLouisiana636-28.5631-5-top 41%top 30%top 53%top 49%
14Jason EckNew Mexico217-5.7731-326-13top 54%top 32%top 17%top 20%
15Brian NewberryNavy429-18.6172-4-top 24%top 32%top 54%top 47%
16Jeff TraylorUTSA760-28.6821-6-top 31%top 34%top 44%top 51%
17Bronco MendenhallUtah State20150-100.6004-13-top 33%top 34%top 36%top 31%
18Neal BrownNorth Texas1179-53.5982-5-top 48%top 34%top 55%top 52%
19Charles KellyJacksonville State216-7.6960-1-top 35%top 34%top 44%top 42%
20Jim MoraColorado State1176-59.5632-12-top 37%top 35%top 48%top 53%
21Blake AndersonSouthern Miss1377-61.5583-11-top 48%top 39%top 47%top 50%
22John HauserOhio28-3.7270-1-top 32%top 41%top 42%top 41%
23Blake HarrellEast Carolina319-9.6791-3-top 44%top 41%top 24%top 31%
24Clay HeltonGeorgia Southern1378-53.5951-5-top 37%top 42%top 48%top 47%
25Tim PolasekNorth Dakota State1-7-2.778-26-3top 58%top 45%top 1%top 1%

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FCS head coaches

125 head coaches, by offense pts/poss.. FCS seasons only; below fcs from his Wikipedia record. Offense and defense: teams' median standing in FCS.

#CoachNowSeasonsLast 3 seasonsRecordWin %vs FBSBelow FCSOff EPA/playOff points/poss.Def EPA/playDef points/poss.
1Brent VigenMontana State670-13.8432-3-top 2%top 1%top 25%top 13%
2Bobby Rome IIChicago State1-2-7.222-16-20-1top 50%top 4%top 50%top 100%
3Bobby KennedyMontana1-7-3.7000-1-top 2%top 5%top 71%top 57%
4Bobby WilderTennessee Tech872-21.7741-7-top 13%top 9%top 8%top 16%
5Matt VitzthumSouth Dakota1-7-3.7000-1-top 6%top 9%top 58%top 36%
6Andrew AurichHarvard324-5.828--top 6%top 11%top 27%top 16%
7Trei OliverNorth Carolina Central750-30.6250-5-top 18%top 12%top 29%top 26%
8Rich NagyLehigh1-8-2.800-10-20top 7%top 13%top 29%top 13%
9Colby CarthelStephen F. Austin853-39.5760-1059-18top 37%top 16%top 37%top 15%
10Todd WhittenTarleton State652-19.7322-379-37top 12%top 17%top 36%top 38%
11Chennis BerrySouth Carolina State327-8.7710-327-7top 25%top 17%top 16%top 30%
12Eric KjarWeber State1-6-4.6000-1-top 21%top 18%top 45%top 54%
13Jeff FarisAustin Peay319-15.5591-3-top 10%top 19%top 21%top 37%
14Joe DavisWestern Illinois314-20.4120-5-top 22%top 19%top 91%top 79%
15T. C. TaylorJackson State435-11.7610-3-top 16%top 19%top 17%top 11%
16Dan JacksonSouth Dakota State217-7.7080-1-top 22%top 20%top 12%top 11%
17Clint KilloughIncarnate Word431-16.6600-3-top 29%top 20%top 11%top 23%
18DeLane FitzgeraldSouthern Utah530-27.5261-586-49top 25%top 20%top 73%top 66%
19Doug PhillipsYoungstown State638-31.5510-6-top 14%top 21%top 84%top 55%
20Cody HawkinsIdaho State420-25.4441-5-top 34%top 22%top 78%top 72%
21Jeff GalloMonmouth1-8-2.8000-1-top 13%top 22%top 54%top 60%
22Will HealyEast Tennessee State213-9.5910-2-top 22%top 23%top 56%top 41%
23Travis BushUT Rio Grande Valley214-8.6360-1-top 23%top 24%top 22%top 20%
24Tim PloughUC Davis326-11.7030-3-top 15%top 24%top 72%top 64%
25Eric SchmidtNorth Dakota215-10.6000-2-top 34%top 24%top 17%top 18%

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